Dereham

This article explains the English community. For the person who died in 1541, see Francis Dereham .

Dereham
Coordinates	52 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  E
OS National Grid	TF988132
Dereham
Residents	15,659 (as of 2001)
surface	21.51 km² (8.31  mi² )
Population density	728 inhabitants / km²
administration
Post town	DEREHAM
ZIP code section	NR19, NR20
prefix	01362
Part of the country	England
District	Breckland
British Parliament	South West Norfolk

Dereham (also East Dereham ) is a British civil parish in the county of Norfolk, located on the A47 road , the administrative seat of the District Breckland in the county of Norfolk in England .

Twin cities

• Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf in France
• Rüthen in Germany

Sons and daughters of the church

• Simon Sudbury (c.1316-1381), Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor
• William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828), physician, physicist and chemist
• Thomas Eastoe Abbott (1786-1854), poet
• George Borrow (1803–1881), writer, traveler and philologist
• Ken Thorne (1924–2014), film music composer
• Brian Aldiss (1925-2017), science fiction writer
• Beth Orton (* 1970), musician and singer
• Andrew Marshall (* 1973), professional golfer
• Todd Cantwell (born 1998), football player